Beyond Pontiac's Shadow: Michilimackinac and the Anglo-Indian War of 1763

by Keith R. Widder

On June 2, 1763, the Ojibwe captured Michigan's Fort Michilimackinac from the British. Ojibwe warriors from villages on Mackinac Island and along the Cheboygan River had surprised the unsuspecting garrison while playing a game of baggatiway. On the heels of the capture, Odawa from nearby L'Arbre Croche arrived to rescue British prisoners, setting into motion a complicated series of negotiations among Ojibwe, Odawa, and Menominee and other Indians...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611860903
• ISBN13: 9781611860900
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 5.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 11.3" x 11.3"